Orlando Weekly’s annual foodie-fueled Bite30 event is happening now through July 13, supplying locals with pocket-friendly deals on some very big flavors.
Participating restaurants — there are more than 50! — offer special prix-fixe menus featuring multi-course dinners at a set price of $38 per person. Some spots offer tasty add-ons and never-seen-before eats; others spotlight their long-standing signature dishes; all are sure to impress.
To make sure we don’t get lost in the savory shuffle, we’re highlighting some of the many menus that caught our eyes. Whether it be the sheer amount of bites to choose from, a dish found nowhere else, or something as thrilling as “kangaroo loin,” you can find them here.
Here are 10 menus with unexpected and extraordinary tastes. Scroll down to browse and salivate over the full list of Bite30 menus below.
Enough seafood to make anyone feel a little naughty: The Nauti Lobstah
While this Apopka joint isn’t the only Bite30 spot to go seafood-silly, it does flaunt a crazy amount of options — and the most lobster.
The most handrollss: Mosonori
This new temaki ( a cone of crisp nori filled with all sorts of goodies, aka a handroll) bar from chef-owner Henry Moso popped up in Winter Park late last year. But the new-restaurant jitters are nowhere to be found in its menu. Second-course Bite30 menu offerings include temaki of the following varieties: cucumber, shrimp, bay scallop, surf clam, hamachi and more.
Oysters with a kick: Wine 4 Oysters
Oysters aren’t singular to this Bite30 menu, but we’re especially eyeing Wine 4 Oysters’ Beer Granita and Viva Italia Oysters, which both take these gems of the sea up a notch or two in interest.
Kangaroo loin, alligator andouille and more adventurous bites: Aurora at Celeste
Alligator andouille sausage, braised goat, kangaroo loin, duck nachos — need we say more? (And, maybe surprisingly, plenty of vegan options, too!) These are not your everyday, run-of-the-mill proteins.
Big bang for your buck: Vinia Wine & Kitchen
We’re talking sheer menu size here. A whopping seven options for the first course, plus a drool-worthy second course list that includes a tempting 24-hour braised oxtail upgrade.
French brasserie classics with a spin: Chez Les Copains
Living in the newly opened City Food Hall, Chez Les Copains is a classic French brasserie concept from chefs Michael Collantes and DJ Tangalin. Think: a raw seafood bar meets steak frites meets a bistro-style burger.
Korean pub specialities: Pocha 93
One of Orlando Weekly’s top 10 restaurants that opened last year (among other Bite30 participants), Pocha 93’s Korean street food focus is translated onto its Bite30 menu, with potato pork soup, braised pork belly, fish-shaped waffles and more.
Crawfish by the pound: King Cajun Crawfish Dr. Phillips
If being able to order your dinner by the pound or the cluster sounds enticing, then King Cajun Crawfish just may be your spot. There are two boiled shellfish combos, plus three crab-lobster-shrimp combinations to choose from.
Star-shaped pizza to impress: Antica Pizzeria & Market
Italian eats are littered throughout the Bite30 participant list, but we’re intrigued by Antica’s star-shaped pie filled with black truffle ricotta and mozzarella, plus handcrafted gnocchi, a classic Margherita pie and more.
Very nice fried rice: Yao’s
This modern Chinese kitchen is churning out impressive dining options and fried rice creations with its “Three Pigs” fried rice, mushroom truffle fried rice, braised pork clay pots, black sesame soft-serve and more.
